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Catena Zapata Malbec Mundus Bacillus Terrae Adrianna Vineyard
Catena Zapata Malbec Mundus Bacillus Terrae Adrianna Vineyard 2016 750ml

$255.55/bottle

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Catena Zapata Malbec Mundus Bacillus Terrae Adrianna Vineyard 2016 750ml Case of 3

$766.65/case

$255.55/bottle

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Availability: This is a Long-term Pre-arrival item and is available for online ordering only. This item will ship on a future date after a 4-8 months transfer time. For more about Pre-arrival orders, see FAQ.

Pre-arrival
Case Only
Minimum order 3 bottles
Wine Advocate: 97 points
Decanter: 97 points
James Suckling: 96 points
Vinous Media: 96 points
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The 2016 Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae is from a cold and rainy El Niño vintage that broke the mold of typical Mendoza weather. The grapes were picked a bit later and achieved a slow, perfect ripening while retaining very good freshness. They used 50% full clusters in this cooler year. The wine was pressed before it finished fermenting (in concrete), and the juice—without skins, pips or stems—finished fermenting like a white in the foudre. When I tasted the wines after bottling, this felt a bit dizzy, with the aromatics coming and going, sometimes showing a little open. But the wine settled in bottle, and the palate shows the core of acidity that lifts the wine and provides incredible freshness; the tannins are ultra refined, and there is great overall balance. Yields were lower, so they only filled some 3,360 bottles.

  • Size: 750ml
  • Color: Red
SKU: 884119 Category: